There’s debate about whether there should be a new law requiring online merchants to collect sales tax in states where they don’t have a physical presence. But the reality is, sellers must deal with sales tax in their own states Read more
Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson vowed to do a better job communicating with the community in the fall, and each quarter he takes to the Etsy blog as part of that commitment. He started off his most recent post this week by reporting Read more
Reddit has “soft-banned” Etsy links due to what the site says is a recent rise of spam posts by apparently overeager sellers who don’t follow Reddit’s rules when promoting their listings on its site. Reddit is an irreverent social-networking site Read more
Etsy has big plans to help sellers in the New Year, and managers laid out plans during a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday. CEO Chad Dickerson kicked off the event, reporting that Etsy members sold $1.35 billion in goods in Read more
Etsy will hold a Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday that will be broadcast online. Unlike the last meeting it had in October, there will be no sellers in attendance, but they will be able to watch a live video feed. Read more
Etsy has a large community of buyers and sellers who network online, and it also has a large grassroots presence in local communities. That’s thanks in part to Etsy teams a community feature where users can connect with other members. Shoppers can Read more
Can a seller link to his or her store or third-party website on an online marketplace? It depends on the marketplace, many of which are concerned about off-market transactions where merchants drive shoppers off-site to avoid paying commission fees. Marketplaces Read more
This week Etsy informed sellers of changing postal rates, and warned that the postage rate changes at the USPS and Canadian postal service would automatically be reflected on any postage purchased through Etsy Shipping Labels once the rate changes go into effect. Read more
Amazon and LL Bean tied for the top spot on ForeSee’s list of retail customer satisfaction during the holiday shopping season, and in its report, the company extolled Amazon’s ability to satisfy customers. Interestingly Amazon has 66% of customers coming Read more
Small merchants and individuals who sell online will most certainly come across an unpleasant reality sooner or later: the need to provide their taxpayer ID (a social security number or EIN) to any entity that processes payments on their behalf. Read more
